The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-01

8 John Gaul, has been apprehended !
Kentucky by Sheriff Thompson,
Marion county. Sheriff Miller, {
Dickinson county, In which county th
murder was committed, viii at once 81
\ cure requisition, and proceed to KeI
lucky for his man.
REPORTED FIGHT.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 18th
striking sugar hands at the Bordeau
LadebOult at O'Clock this mOrnin
fired upon the white pickets who wer
guarding the place. The white mel
returned the fire and brisk battle en-
sued, in which twenty-five negroes ar,
said to have been killed and two whit,
men wounded.
TWO BLOCKS CONSUMED.
PARKHILL, Ont, Nov. 23.-TwG
blocks of stores owned by Lovett s
Gordon, were burned at an early houl
this morning. Several occupants had
narrow escapes. The Office of the
Parkhill Gazette in the Gordon block
was totally destroyed. The loss is
81, 600.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 23.-The
says that the 3-year-old daughter of a
man named Mccall, q butcher, was
burned to death at that place to-day
while playing near the fire.
STEAMER BURNED.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 23.-It is rumored
that the Charles p. Chouteau, which
left here Saturday for New Orleans,
burned this morning near Vicksburg.
She had over 5000 bales Of cotton
aboard.
BREAKS OUT ONCE MORE.
| CHARLESTON, w. Va, NoY. 23.-The
forest fires have broken out again in
this section, and are doing much dam
age in destroying fences and other
crops.
| "a WICHITA MYSTERY.
| WICHITA, Nov. A.-At the west end
of Oak street bridge this morning were
found pools OF blood, razor, jack
near it, and evidence of violent Strug-
/ gle. The blood was analysed and is
thought to be human blood. A letter
was found from Chicago, dated
November 18th, and signed
''Nora.'' The letter would indicate
| that the one to whom it
was sent was wanted by the officers of
Chicago. No clue to the name of the
| one fouIly dealt with, but it is univer-
sally believed by county and city
| officials that some one was murdered.
The matter is as yet a profound mys-
terry.
| MORGAN TO BE EXECUTED MARCH Is.
Columbus Ohio, Nov. "a linky''
Morgan the murderer of Detective
Hulligan arrived from Ravenna, oven
the Cleveland. Akron and Columbus
road, shortly after 8 O'Clock this after
noon and was. was met at at
police patrol squad and conveyed di-
rectly to the penitentiary, where he
will be executed March 18th. Morgan
was the charge of the sheriff and three
deputies. The trip to Columbus was
made without an incident. Morgan
| maintained firm demeanOr, and had
nothing to say outside of commonplace
conversation. There was a large con-
course of people to meet the
fact having become pretty generally
known that the noted prisoner would
arrive at the hour named. Morgan
was placed in the iron cage in the exc
cuCion annex, which had been specially
prepared for him.
MAKES A CONFESSION.
CAIRO, Ill, Nov. 24.-The negro
Hudson, who was charged with setting
| the Lawlor House on fire, and from
which the destructive fire on Monday
night occurred, was brought to this city
this morning for safe keeping. by the
| sheriff of Pulaski county. Hudson
made a. confession to the effect that
Mrs. Lawlor, the former landlady of
the Lawlor House, had given him S15
to set fire to the Lawlor House for
the purpose of burning out
rival hotel kept next door.
Mrs. Lawlor denies the statement of
the negro and says she drove him from
her house several times, and that she
had no insurance on her property, and
that the rivalry of the hotels would
not influence her TO such an action.
She was taken by the sheriff to Mound
City, where preliminary hearing VIII
be held.
TWO MEN KILLED.
BOSTON, Nov. PA team attached
to a carriage containing Patrick D.
German, William and Charles Harmon
and James L. Burke, was driven
through the safety gates at the Boston
& Albany crossing at West Newton,
this afternoon. The team gained the
track. and becoming uncomfortable,
turned and followed the rails, and the
wagon and its occupants were quickly
overtaken by train, which crashed in
to the rear of the vehicle, killing the
two lannon's, fatally injuring Burke
and badly bruising German. The CAL
riage was demolished and the horses
had to be shot.
CAPTAIN AND CREW RESCUED.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-The boat report
ed in trouble off SKty-seventh street
early this morning was the schooner
e. Stevenson, of Chicago. The life
saving crew reached the scene of the
wreck at z o'clock this morning and
rescued Captain Cropin and crew of
three men. The schooner left
Ludington on Tuesday morning for
Chicago, loaded with lumber. The
storm struck her last night near Keno
sha and she was driven in the gale I'M
til she struck the bar near South
Chicago. The waves dashed over the
vessel and the captain and crew climbed
into the rigging and signaled for help.
HAVE BEGUN PROCEEDINGS.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. 24.-Several Large
creditors. of the suspended firm of
Isaac r. RoSenthal & Co., have begun
proceedings here against that concern
| in the nature of creditors bill, and
ask for the appointment of a receiver.
Their petitions a1lege all manner of
fraud on the part of ROsenthal & Co.,
charging them with establishing
branch houses at different parts of the
country and dlSpOsing Of their goods to
| unknown parties for the purpose of de-
| fraudfng creditors.
QUIT WORK.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 24.-The Pioneer
Press correspondent at GAINESVILLE,
Mimi, says: At noon to-day all the
hands in the Manitoba railroad ma
chine shops and round house to the
number of about 200, quit work because
they have not been paid for a month
past, a delay, they say. that has occur
red several times before. A commit
tee was appointed to go to st. Paul and
lay the grievances of the strikers be-
| fore the officers of the road.
/ COLLISION.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. PA collision
occurred last night on the Cincinnati
Southern railroad at Memo, ninety-five
miles north of this city, between two
freight trains, in which a fireman
named Ben Cook, was instantly killed
and George Lemming was hurt so that
he died this morning. Engineer Hol-
lenback was badly scalded and Con.
ductor Watson was badly hurt.
MORE YELLOW FEVER.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Nov. -24.-TWC
returned refugees and two children
were attacked by yellow fever al
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